Bekele Belachew - Anaerobic White Honey

Summary

Bekele Belachew is a coffee producer in Ethiopia's Bensa region, Sidama. He oversees two farms in Bombe and Kokose, each with their own drying station, and purchases coffee from about 100 smallholders in his community. This lot was processed using anaerobic white honey method: coffee is pulped, fermented anaerobically in its mucilage for about one week, then rinsed and dried. Grown at 2215 meters above sea level. The cup profile presents white flowers, Meyer lemon, champagne mango, and black tea notes with a clean, tea-like finish reminiscent of classic washed Ethiopian coffees.

Details

Format

Bean

Decaffeinated

No

Producer

Bekele Belachew

Altitude

2215 m.a.s.l

Notes

Mango, Lemon, Floral, Black Tea

The roaster

Black & White

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